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he thinks george w. bush was doing it right. and that's where he wants to take the country and the world, back to the george w. bush way of doing things. >> so what if the guy threw a eschew at me? >> the fact is simply this, that being the president of the united states is not just a domestic management position that the romney campaign might wish it were. the president of the united states is in fact important to the rest of the world. in fact, for citizens in many countries, he may have more direct life or death decision making power over them than he does over americans. because he's less fettered by congress and federalism as his role in commander in chief. that means the world tour of an americankened dt for president is not just a beauty pageant. very well might not matter in terms of the vote count back home in november, but a president or presidential candidate's presence overseas is substantive. and mitt romney's decision to embrace the george w. bush version of american foreign policy might give america watchers pause
he thinks george w. bush was doing it right. and that's where he wants to take the country and the world, back to the george w. bush way of doing things. >> so what if the guy threw a eschew at me? >> the fact is simply this, that being the president of the united states is not just a domestic management position that the romney campaign might wish it were. the president of the united states is in fact important to the rest of the world. in fact, for citizens in many countries, he...
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he thinks george w. bush was doing it right. and that's where he wants to take the country and the world, back to the george w. bush way of doing things. >> so what if the guy threw a shoe at me? >> the fact is simply this, that being the president of the united states is not just a domestic management position that the romney campaign might wish it were. the president of the united states is in fact important to the rest of the world. in fact, for citizens in many countries, he may have more direct life or death decision making power over them than he does over americans. because he's less fettered by congress and federalism as his role in commander in chief. that means the world tour of an american for president is not just a beauty pageant. very well might not matter in terms of the vote count back home in november, but a president or presidential candidate's presence overseas is substantive. and mitt romney's decision to embrace the george w. bush version of american foreign policy might give america watchers pause. not to m
he thinks george w. bush was doing it right. and that's where he wants to take the country and the world, back to the george w. bush way of doing things. >> so what if the guy threw a shoe at me? >> the fact is simply this, that being the president of the united states is not just a domestic management position that the romney campaign might wish it were. the president of the united states is in fact important to the rest of the world. in fact, for citizens in many countries, he may...
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. >> former president george w. bush. >> i want to stay connected to the veteran community. i won't be a public person. this is a rare interview for me. >> the wounded warriors and keeping america great. this is piers morgan tonight. . >> two big introduce. the first is with ted turner, but also an outspoken man and what he thinks of television and america and his life. a rare interview where george w. bush talks about keeping america great and the cause closest to his heart. the country's veterans. >> after 9/11, millions volunteered. they said we want to serve our country. i don't view it as anything and the cause of securing our country and the cause of liberty. >> the interview with george w. bush coming later and first on this occasion, literally no introduction. he is the man who created cnn. the reason i and others are here. ted turner. welcome back. how does it feel? >> good. >> does it? >> yeah. >> are you proud of cnn? >> absolutely. >> do you watch it? >> you bet. >> do you like what you see? >> most of it. >> you always said about cnn, the news should be the star
. >> former president george w. bush. >> i want to stay connected to the veteran community. i won't be a public person. this is a rare interview for me. >> the wounded warriors and keeping america great. this is piers morgan tonight. . >> two big introduce. the first is with ted turner, but also an outspoken man and what he thinks of television and america and his life. a rare interview where george w. bush talks about keeping america great and the cause closest to his...
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w. why was he stoic. either his lawyer said don't talk this will be good we don't want to send you any sort of message. just sit there quietly. he took his cues from his lawyers well or he is sort of an empty shell and there's not much going on there or perhaps he's medicateded because of something that went on inside the jail and they gave him something to relax him. he was definitely weird. he didn't take hi head and sort of sweep and look around the courtroom he looked straight ahead at the judge. >> if greta went on to say if he was his lawyer she would have put him next to her so the camera would have been over his shoulder. >>> time now for your 5 at 5:00. the top five stories making news at this hour. a standoff at the adrien point campus is over. this after a man with a hand gun prompted an evacuation late last night. there is no word on his position. he threatened to hurt himself but now says everything is under control. >>> the fbi is looking to question a boater who might have
w. why was he stoic. either his lawyer said don't talk this will be good we don't want to send you any sort of message. just sit there quietly. he took his cues from his lawyers well or he is sort of an empty shell and there's not much going on there or perhaps he's medicateded because of something that went on inside the jail and they gave him something to relax him. he was definitely weird. he didn't take hi head and sort of sweep and look around the courtroom he looked straight ahead at the...
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bush and dick janney was george w. bush and dick cheney. the country was happy to see them go for understandable reasons. four years after the bush/cheney administration, the new republican party nominee, mitt romney, has made precisely zero public appearanced with george w. bush or dick cheney. this is still the most interesting thing in american politics. the reconstruction of the republican party post-george w. bush and post-dick cheney is as yet incomplete and still the most interesting thing to watch. hot is the new republican party going to be after that? what is the new republican party leadership going to be after them? all of this has led to some very awkward moments on the campaign trail this year for the republican party's new nominee. the first president bush is much more highly regarded than his son is. but he is a little older and a little unpredictable in public now. previously, that has manifested as some unexpected crying jags at public speeches and things. nothing that would harm his image, but there's an element of unpred
bush and dick janney was george w. bush and dick cheney. the country was happy to see them go for understandable reasons. four years after the bush/cheney administration, the new republican party nominee, mitt romney, has made precisely zero public appearanced with george w. bush or dick cheney. this is still the most interesting thing in american politics. the reconstruction of the republican party post-george w. bush and post-dick cheney is as yet incomplete and still the most interesting...
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the impact of george w. bush in the election. obama wants to make it about that. >> i don't think i ever heard governor romney talk about the bush administration. i don't think we ever will. there are concerns picking rob portman. >> shameless plugs around the table. beth. >> i'll plug our coverage. you go there and sign up for updates and we'll keep you updated. >> yes, "national journal" drives the hill. >> i want to say hi to my family in massachusetts. my shameless plug is michael nutter is a former client of mine. >> exportnow.com. manage their chinese e-commerce from the desk. they run it like e-bay or amazon platform. >> thank you to our panel. that is it for this edition of "the daily rundown." i'll still here before the goat comes back. "jansing & company" is coming up next. be well. >>> here is a look at the business travel forecast. thunderstorms will be a problem today. we will see numerous big cities with a chance of storms. that could mean airport delays. thunderstorms in boston and hartford and washington, d.c. and
the impact of george w. bush in the election. obama wants to make it about that. >> i don't think i ever heard governor romney talk about the bush administration. i don't think we ever will. there are concerns picking rob portman. >> shameless plugs around the table. beth. >> i'll plug our coverage. you go there and sign up for updates and we'll keep you updated. >> yes, "national journal" drives the hill. >> i want to say hi to my family in...
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you have to hunt george w. bush interviews on youtube. it's cheney hosting fund-raisers for romney at his house. he won't even say george w. bush's name on the record. dick cheney is the guy republicans have welcomed back to capitol hill today to argue for his chosen policies on the military. while george w. bush was making his 22nd endorsement that included referring to politics as a swamp he crawled out of in an hour-long interview with an obscure think tank. this california college think tank listed the interview privately. if he looks teeth on edge while he's making the endorsement, maybe it's because he seems to recognize that no one wants to run with him as the wind beneath their wings. do not count george bush out. he's reinventing himself starting with a new book that's out today. it's called "the 4% solution, unleashing the economic growth america needs," and there's a foreword by president bush, says his name twice on the cover, has a bunch of essays by economists he likes, about how the economy can be made to grow at a rate of
you have to hunt george w. bush interviews on youtube. it's cheney hosting fund-raisers for romney at his house. he won't even say george w. bush's name on the record. dick cheney is the guy republicans have welcomed back to capitol hill today to argue for his chosen policies on the military. while george w. bush was making his 22nd endorsement that included referring to politics as a swamp he crawled out of in an hour-long interview with an obscure think tank. this california college think...
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bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and reduced tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leon hart of the "the new york times." it looks at five-year growth periods since 1955. the two periods that span the bush years are '01 to oectionz 06 and 2010, coming in dead last. the jobs graph was much better. this graph from the center for american progress compares job growth under bush's business cycle and under the preceding business cycles and gives bush a handicap. it doesn't count '08 when the financial crisis and recession begin. but even with the handicap, the bush years again perform poorly. you see them there on the right? they're the small bars. and note that the graph, again, it ends
bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and reduced tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leon hart of the "the...
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bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leeanheart of the new york times. the two periods that span the bush years, '01-'05 and '06 to 2010, they come in dead last. the jobs picture wasn't any better. this compares job growth under bush's business cycle with job growth under the preceding cycles and gives bush a handicap. doesn't count '08 when the financial crisis and recession began, but even when the handicap, the bush years performed poorly. see that on the right, they are the small bars. note the graph again. it ends before the financial crisis. a financial crisis that is at least partially attributed to the let the banks do whatever they want
bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leeanheart of the new york times. the...
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w. bush authority. that was based on the u.n. resolution. i think if we're going to talk about checking and balancing then, i'm not sure how one does it, but to rely on congress vigorously to assert its own pe interrogato per interrogatoritives against the president of their own power doesn't work. it hasn't been accurate since 1800. >> i was going to say i don't think even people in congress want to fix the war powers resolution problem. it's a convenient symbol that congress was doing something about war power as a way to avoid doing the things that congress could do. you could cut off funds or not pay for any of the conflicts. libya might have been so small you might be able to wage the whole thing. the other thing is about the political party thing. kosovo is interesting because president clinton went to war, went beyond the 60-day clock. congress was controlled by the other party. one of the ten things in a contractor was repeal the war powers resolution. you had a case where presid
w. bush authority. that was based on the u.n. resolution. i think if we're going to talk about checking and balancing then, i'm not sure how one does it, but to rely on congress vigorously to assert its own pe interrogato per interrogatoritives against the president of their own power doesn't work. it hasn't been accurate since 1800. >> i was going to say i don't think even people in congress want to fix the war powers resolution problem. it's a convenient symbol that congress was doing...
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former president george w. bush. >> i held our military in awe when i was president. the stories they tell just increase the awe. >> at first glance, sergeant major chris was exactly who you expect on the race of the warrior 100. 60 miles ever mountain biking under the blazing texas sun. marathon runner and triathlete, he served the majority of the military career in the army special forces, including remarkably seven tours in iraq. >> joined the army straight out of high school. what i wanted to do since i was 5 years old, give or take. as kids we play soldier and i never grew out of it. i started high school and said we have to get good grades. >> his battle at home is notice his greatest. he is one of the 20 personnel with the ride organized by the george w. bush presidential center led by president bush himself. >> it's a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride to thank their families and the groups that helped them recovery from serious injury. >> each of the warriors suffered the most consequence of war. it's a chance to prove to their former commander in chief and the
former president george w. bush. >> i held our military in awe when i was president. the stories they tell just increase the awe. >> at first glance, sergeant major chris was exactly who you expect on the race of the warrior 100. 60 miles ever mountain biking under the blazing texas sun. marathon runner and triathlete, he served the majority of the military career in the army special forces, including remarkably seven tours in iraq. >> joined the army straight out of high...
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. >> george w. bush. >> i want to stay connected to the veteran community. i'm not going to be a public person. this is a rare interview for me. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening the first ted turner, a tv pioneer. but, also, a very out spoken man and a rare interview for president george w. bush. if anyone knows about keeping america great is a former american president. >> after 9/11, millions of volunteers and they said i want to serve my country. and i'm -- i don't view it as anything personal. i view that as we were all serving together. we were all part of a great cause. the cause of securing our country. and the cause of liberty. >> that's good with george w. bush coming later. but, first, someone who, i think on this occasion, literally needs no introduction. he is the man who created cnn. the reason that i am here and others are here working here. ted turner. welcome back, ted. >> good to be here. >> how does it feel to be back? >> good. >> does it? >> yeah. >> are you still proud of cnn? >> absolutely. >> do you still watch cnn. >>
. >> george w. bush. >> i want to stay connected to the veteran community. i'm not going to be a public person. this is a rare interview for me. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening the first ted turner, a tv pioneer. but, also, a very out spoken man and a rare interview for president george w. bush. if anyone knows about keeping america great is a former american president. >> after 9/11, millions of volunteers and they said i want to serve...
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in 2001 president george w. bush nominated him as u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey a position held through 2008. in that role he drew national attention battling political corruption, corporate crime, human trafficking and gang violence and directed his attention to ethics during his tenure and spearhead add number of aggressive investigations against corrupt public officials and was able to build and inpressive 130 convictions during this time period. but what you may not know is that like many true new jersey natives, governor christie is a dedicated bruce springsteen fan. top date he's attended 129 springsteen concerts. that dates over 36 years. he told me in advance. so that is a bipartisan issue on which everybody can agree. this morning, governor christie will make opening comments and then we will have a moderated discussion led by brookings seener fellow ted gair who co-directed as brookings. this event is being web cast and viewers can post comments and xp questions during the discussion at twitter #bichristie. so, pl
in 2001 president george w. bush nominated him as u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey a position held through 2008. in that role he drew national attention battling political corruption, corporate crime, human trafficking and gang violence and directed his attention to ethics during his tenure and spearhead add number of aggressive investigations against corrupt public officials and was able to build and inpressive 130 convictions during this time period. but what you may not know is...
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former president george w. bush said he supported mitt romney. but he's going to keep away from the campaign. bush gave an hour-long interview with the hoover institution. he said life after the white house is awesome. he also says texas is awesome. biking across the country, it's awesome. and this presidency was, that was awesome, too. >> eight years was awesome. i was famous and i was powerful, but i have -- i have no desire for fame and power anymore. >> all right, but hold the phone. most americans do not think the bush years were awesome. cbs news just released this new poll tonight. 48% of registered voters think george w. bush should take most of the blame for the economist downturn. 33% think he's at least partially to blame. bush said he won't get involved in mitt romney's campaign. mitt romney probably thinks, that's pretty awesome. let's turn to krystal ball, host of msnbc's the cycle, susan del persio and kelly goff. thank you for coming in on this rainy night in new york city. >> awesome to be here. >> awesome. >> did any of you swim
former president george w. bush said he supported mitt romney. but he's going to keep away from the campaign. bush gave an hour-long interview with the hoover institution. he said life after the white house is awesome. he also says texas is awesome. biking across the country, it's awesome. and this presidency was, that was awesome, too. >> eight years was awesome. i was famous and i was powerful, but i have -- i have no desire for fame and power anymore. >> all right, but hold the...
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. >>> some hollywood love for george w. bush from debra messing. she praised bush for his work against aids. >>> in a conference call, "newsweek" announced it may stop printing the magazine by the end of the year. established in 1933 and its stories, analysis and commentary will continue online. >>> roseanne barr went a little too far in a tweet criticizing chick-fil-a restaurants for opposing same-sex marriage. barr's tweet said in part that people who eat at chick-fil-a deserve to "get the cancer that is sure to come from eating torture-filled chickens." >>> hooere is your "first look"t how wall street is going to open the day. the dow opens up at 12,676. the s&p was down a fraction. the nasdaq fell eight. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 77 points. >>> the worst news came from zynga, slashing its 2012 outlook and badly missed earnings estimates. it plunged as much as 40% after hours. investors fear a ripple effect for facebook when it delivers its first earnings report today, the social network, which get
. >>> some hollywood love for george w. bush from debra messing. she praised bush for his work against aids. >>> in a conference call, "newsweek" announced it may stop printing the magazine by the end of the year. established in 1933 and its stories, analysis and commentary will continue online. >>> roseanne barr went a little too far in a tweet criticizing chick-fil-a restaurants for opposing same-sex marriage. barr's tweet said in part that people who eat...
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w.d. thanks so much all right well we here at r t do our best to bring you a slew of stories you probably won't see on the mainstream news outlets but our prior interview be a testament to that fact and apparently the public like getting a dose of alternative news and once again it's documented in a new study out by the pew research center it turns out more and more people are turning to the internet than ever before and found that when it comes to videos viewed online are t. came in first by a long shot the study tracked around two hundred sixty videos in all between january of two thousand and eleven and march of two thousand and twelve and in analyze the nature of the videos the topics that were viewed most often who produced them and who posted them and found that in terms of news videos that generated most internet attention the japanese earthquake and tsunami the elections in russia and the un. rest in the middle east we're at the top stories now this fifteen month long study also
w.d. thanks so much all right well we here at r t do our best to bring you a slew of stories you probably won't see on the mainstream news outlets but our prior interview be a testament to that fact and apparently the public like getting a dose of alternative news and once again it's documented in a new study out by the pew research center it turns out more and more people are turning to the internet than ever before and found that when it comes to videos viewed online are t. came in first by a...
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that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. now, bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudde
that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. now, bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the...
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. >> that's good with george w. bush coming later. but, first, someone who, i think on this occasion, literally needs no introduction. he is the man who created cnn. the reason that i am here and others are here working here. ted turner. welcome back, ted. >> good to be here. >> how does it feel to be back? >> good. >> does it? >> yeah. >> are you still proud of cnn? >> absolutely. >> do you still watch cnn. >> i watch it. you bet. >> you like what you see? >> i like most of what i see. >> you always said about cnn, the news should be the star. >> well, that was the philosophy that we started with. but it really was the only place open for us because all the other news networks, cbs, nbc and abc, they emphasized their stars and we didn't have any stars. we were lucky to have employees. >> if you had the competition that's around now in cable when you first started, in other words, if there had been a fox news with right wing star anchors, msnbc had rachel and the others. would you do anything differently? >> i'd have to really give it
. >> that's good with george w. bush coming later. but, first, someone who, i think on this occasion, literally needs no introduction. he is the man who created cnn. the reason that i am here and others are here working here. ted turner. welcome back, ted. >> good to be here. >> how does it feel to be back? >> good. >> does it? >> yeah. >> are you still proud of cnn? >> absolutely. >> do you still watch cnn. >> i watch it. you bet....
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and george w. bush himself seems to agree. he told the hoover institute it was awesome being president for eight years but he doesn't miss it. bush said he has, quote, no desire for fame and power anymore. he said, quote, i crawled out of the swamp and i'm not crawling back in. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,805 after rising 78 points yesterday. the s&p gained 10, the nasdaq added 13. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei was down 28 points while in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 215. stocks rose tuesday after fed chair ben bernanke told congress the central bank would consider ways to stimulate growth if the economy further weakens. bernanke's lack of specifics before a senate committee drove stocks lower in early trade. he did say the economy is suffering but eventually just the fact the fed chief said policymakers would consider a variety of tools to stimulate growth led to late
and george w. bush himself seems to agree. he told the hoover institute it was awesome being president for eight years but he doesn't miss it. bush said he has, quote, no desire for fame and power anymore. he said, quote, i crawled out of the swamp and i'm not crawling back in. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,805 after rising 78 points yesterday. the s&p...
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george w. bush, record spending increases. record unemployment. record job losses. while we would like the recovery to be happening faster, unemployment is lower now than it's been in three years, home foreclosures are lower now before president obama took office. the direction is clear, we need to move forward and the need of the republican party to reclaim their party from the radical tea party republicans who would rather kill our economy in order to score points in this election rather than move forward. >> it may be a tough sale for voters that the economy is doing as well as you point out. >> look, this is hard. the economy is moving in a better direction than it was. but it needs the acceleration needs to happen and that requires both parties to work together for common good. >> governor o'malley, you raised something that i want to raise with governor jindal. voters still aren't sure who mitt romney is, vanity fair took a look at his fortune. he had a secret company in bermuda. 12 offshore tax haven funds in the cayman islands and that swiss bank account. go
george w. bush, record spending increases. record unemployment. record job losses. while we would like the recovery to be happening faster, unemployment is lower now than it's been in three years, home foreclosures are lower now before president obama took office. the direction is clear, we need to move forward and the need of the republican party to reclaim their party from the radical tea party republicans who would rather kill our economy in order to score points in this election rather than...
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she knows the stuff. >> when george w. bush was in the same position in the polls barack obama was in -- >> that's not true, keith. >> it's not true. >> the polls are virtually identical. look at clear politics averages. i don't know what poll you are looking at. >> here's the difference -- >> uh i think you are right about the same position in 2004. >> 2004. >> here's what's different. the economy was doing very well for bush. >> right. >> from the middle of 2003 basically to the end of 2007. the bush tax cuts all kicked in. he had a lot of job creation. he created eight and a half million jobs. when george w. ran in 2004 he had a good economy with him. barack obama does not. i see that as a very substantive difference. >> two problems with that. first of all, people understand that barack obama didn't create the economic conditions we a have, george w. bush did. second, this president has been leading us in terms of creating real issues here. whereas mitt romney has basically offered nothing in terms of specifics on what
she knows the stuff. >> when george w. bush was in the same position in the polls barack obama was in -- >> that's not true, keith. >> it's not true. >> the polls are virtually identical. look at clear politics averages. i don't know what poll you are looking at. >> here's the difference -- >> uh i think you are right about the same position in 2004. >> 2004. >> here's what's different. the economy was doing very well for bush. >> right....
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w. bush all attended the grove before they grace the oval office even media. big wigs are stable with the likes of the hearst dynasty and walter cronkite now replaced with rupert murdoch and c.e.o.'s from c.n.n. and l a times so if the media is there americans should know all about what's going on right so have you heard a bohemian grove i have not not really no not at all i don't have a clue no no i'm afraid i don't the world's most powerful players get together and discuss policy party and...
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. >> you get the feeling that romney needs to listen to beyonce, say my name, george w. bush, say my name? i'm joaned by e.j. dionne and author of the book "follmy poli heart. >> bill clinton has given a marquise for the convention. will this be a tale of two conventions? >> it's certainly a tale of two presidencies. if you think about it n. the 16 years before barack obama took office, we had two presidents and you ask the question which one is very popular? you showed the 66%. which one had his term end in prosperity, not economic collapse and which one balanced the budget? and the answer is clinton. it's not surprising that democrats pull clinton out and i guess the republicans want president bush to cut some more brush down on his branch -- on his ranch in texas. but i think what's really interesting here is how prominent a role the obama team decided to give bill clinton and i, for one, think this is a very shrewd move politically because bill clinton can reach precisely the voters that barack obama is having some trouble reaching, particularly white working plas vo
. >> you get the feeling that romney needs to listen to beyonce, say my name, george w. bush, say my name? i'm joaned by e.j. dionne and author of the book "follmy poli heart. >> bill clinton has given a marquise for the convention. will this be a tale of two conventions? >> it's certainly a tale of two presidencies. if you think about it n. the 16 years before barack obama took office, we had two presidents and you ask the question which one is very popular? you showed...
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so under the bush administration, under the george w. bush administration, a program was set up to bolster this sector to provide government-guarantied loans to try to grow businesses, to try to grow this sector in our economy. fisker, the justin bieber puberty has arrived helper prop, fisker applied for government-backed loans to help grow its business under the george w. bush administration program created for that purpose. that funding got approved once the obama administration took over. now, that wasn't their only investment money, fisker also got funding from a big venture capital firm in california, a firm that is a pretty high-profile firm, among its partners, people like meg whitman, she's been a big high-profile supporter and fundraiser and donor for john mccain last time around and for mitt romney. the same firm also has as a partner a man named al gore, who you might have heard of. the main partner tied to the fisker investment firm is this guy, a john mccain donor and rudy giuliani donor and george w. bush donor. that's the
so under the bush administration, under the george w. bush administration, a program was set up to bolster this sector to provide government-guarantied loans to try to grow businesses, to try to grow this sector in our economy. fisker, the justin bieber puberty has arrived helper prop, fisker applied for government-backed loans to help grow its business under the george w. bush administration program created for that purpose. that funding got approved once the obama administration took over....
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without roberts, a george w. bush appointee himself, the landmark obama accomplishment would have been struck down by the court's conservatives. and the president's opponents would have been handed a battering ram for the coming campaign. any observer could see that a weight had been lifted off the president's shoulders. >> whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court's decision to uphold it. >> what an unusual pairing. barack obama, the liberal president, progressive president, and chief justice john roberts. they will be joined together in history. >> yeah. and i think you couldn't see this coming. because if you go back to the oral argument, it sure did seem like a majority. court was not prepared to uphold the law. and now we know why. because a majority. court also said that the government's central theory, which you could do this under the commerce clause, was not constitutional. instead, it w
without roberts, a george w. bush appointee himself, the landmark obama accomplishment would have been struck down by the court's conservatives. and the president's opponents would have been handed a battering ram for the coming campaign. any observer could see that a weight had been lifted off the president's shoulders. >> whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court's...
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remember they try to paint reagan as a doofus, george w. bush, sarah palin, dan quayle. that is one thing they cannot do with governor romney. it wasn't true with everybody else either. but governor romney as someone who is so serious in tone and style and intellect and mission. they can't do that. the other thing that gives me hope. let me just finish. the other thing that encourages me about governor romney if he is the political killer. he is not john mccain, god love him. i respect john mccain so much. he's not bob dole and is not george h.w. bush. i love and respect them all. i voted for all of them. but when they were running, they ran sort of old tired campaigns. they read 20th century campaigns. mccain was incredibly passive. he was afraid to run against barack obama and it showed. they romney does not suffer from not at all. there is a bitter political killer on scene and barack obama. you have to send a political killer to go against any political killer and i'm telling you, governor romney wants this more than life itself. he can taste it. you can taste the pr
remember they try to paint reagan as a doofus, george w. bush, sarah palin, dan quayle. that is one thing they cannot do with governor romney. it wasn't true with everybody else either. but governor romney as someone who is so serious in tone and style and intellect and mission. they can't do that. the other thing that gives me hope. let me just finish. the other thing that encourages me about governor romney if he is the political killer. he is not john mccain, god love him. i respect john...
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i could have added in my opening statement comments made by president george w. bush after 9/11 which i thought were solid statements of constitutional principle. particularly when it came to those of the muslim faith, that our war is not against this islamic religion, but against those who would corrupt it, distort it, and misuse it in the name of terrorism. and i thank you for your test knownmy. >> thank you, sir. >> congresswoman judy chu represents the 32nd district of california. since 2009. she was the first chinese-american woman ever elected to congress. she chairs the congressional asian-pacific american caucus. formally she served in the california state assembly. we're honored that you're here today. please proceed. >> thank you, senator. as chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, i'm grateful for the opportunity to speak here today about ending racial profiling in america. asian-americans and pacific islanders like other minority communities have felt the significant effect of racial profiling throughout american history. from the ch
i could have added in my opening statement comments made by president george w. bush after 9/11 which i thought were solid statements of constitutional principle. particularly when it came to those of the muslim faith, that our war is not against this islamic religion, but against those who would corrupt it, distort it, and misuse it in the name of terrorism. and i thank you for your test knownmy. >> thank you, sir. >> congresswoman judy chu represents the 32nd district of...
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george w. bush released eight years of tax returns. bill clinton eight years. ronald reagan at least six years. romney -- willard romney, just two years. even his father when he was running for president, george romney, released 12 years. so it's the appearance that you're not being transparent. >> right. what's really remarkable about this is that mitt romney very well could become president and he could do it while going through less of a vetting than his own nominees will go through. you know, you can't be a deputy assistant secretary at the department of transportation giving up the amount of information that he's giving up. so -- and i don't think he's going to be able to get away with only releasing this one year. but we don't know what's in those returns. maybe he made the calculation what's in those returns is so damaging politically to him he'd rather take this heat. maybe he took some tax amnesty a couple years ago and that's why he doesn't want to do it. >> but, ryan, when you look at that and i'm stepping on your answer, but i need to ask you this.
george w. bush released eight years of tax returns. bill clinton eight years. ronald reagan at least six years. romney -- willard romney, just two years. even his father when he was running for president, george romney, released 12 years. so it's the appearance that you're not being transparent. >> right. what's really remarkable about this is that mitt romney very well could become president and he could do it while going through less of a vetting than his own nominees will go through....
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romney called cheney a great american leader but did not mention former president george w. bush. >>> to penn state where officials, quote, concealed critical facts instead of protecting young boys. that is the scathing conclusion of an eight-month inquiry into the school's handing of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. nbc's chris pollone has details. >> reporter: former fbi director louis freeh said it was fear of bad publicity which kept penn state leaders, including coach joe paterno, from revealing details to law enforcement and the public about jerry sandusky's contact with young boys. >> the most powerful men at penn state failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who sandusky victimized. >> reporter: freeh's team poured over more than 3 million documents, some that showed that paterno, contrary to his grand jury testimony, did know about a 1998 police investigation into sandusky's contact with a young boy in the penn state locker room shower. freeh blasted former president graham spanier, athletic director tim curley, vice president gary schultz
romney called cheney a great american leader but did not mention former president george w. bush. >>> to penn state where officials, quote, concealed critical facts instead of protecting young boys. that is the scathing conclusion of an eight-month inquiry into the school's handing of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. nbc's chris pollone has details. >> reporter: former fbi director louis freeh said it was fear of bad publicity which kept penn state leaders, including coach...
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it was george w. bush. there's a real record of republican decisions and those are all decisions from tax policy to the reduction of a social safety net to foreign policy that looks precisely like the record that mitt romney wants to run on. >> are we getting close to a point where romney starts pivoting to defending bush/cheney w all of the advisers, the dick cheney thing, the float of the condoleezza rice thing, which i can't say is from the romney campaign, are they getting close to saying that the bush cheney years were good years? >> i don't think 13% approval for dick cheney -- >> that's where he was when he left office. >> we saw the bumper stickers, fairly early on in the obama administration, do you miss me yet? i think the re-sounding -- >> everybody is like, no. >> no, in fact, no. >> no, thanks for asking. >> exactly. >> melissa harris perry, thank you for being here. the new melissa harris perry show is weekends 10:00 a.m. >> the man turning out the be the strangest senator in washington is sti
it was george w. bush. there's a real record of republican decisions and those are all decisions from tax policy to the reduction of a social safety net to foreign policy that looks precisely like the record that mitt romney wants to run on. >> are we getting close to a point where romney starts pivoting to defending bush/cheney w all of the advisers, the dick cheney thing, the float of the condoleezza rice thing, which i can't say is from the romney campaign, are they getting close to...